Scratch-and-sniff panels waft the reader back in time to ancient Greece, exploring the grisly details of everyday life, from putrid plagues and oily athletics, to sizzling sacrifices and meaty myths. The text is informative and the pungent panels are combined with artwork, poems and puzzles to provide a "sense of the past". This book is part of a children's series which brings history to your nostrils through scratch-and-sniff panels with smells typical of the period.